Huntingdog,
FYI, my Navistar gvw is the.total of the raw and faw combined. 12200 rear, 6000 front, total 18200. Got pulled over at 27200, got a 10 day up paid for.registration to 28000. I.was 1000 lbs per axle under FBL axle load limits.
Have to admit too, got a $170 or so ticket for.looking pea gravel out the barn doors on back. Had to move rock so it was not falling out. Along with.dealing with.a moving violation ticket. Being over registration is not a moving violation, that would not go on your driving record.
But as many have noted, the door sticker number is warranty related. It is not enforced by an LEO. If a jurisdiction in the states enforces the door sticker amount, they can loose federal funding of roads, assuming federal funds are asked for. That is written in the federal bridge laws.
Marty
